Recognised as Colour
#C99DC2
- #C99DC2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C99DC2 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 157, 194 and HSL 310°, 29%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C99DC2#C99DC2
HEX#C99DC2
RGBrgb(201, 157, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6157, 0.7608
RGB percentages78.8%, 61.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(309.5, 28.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 21.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 3.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,122
CSS custom property--colour: #C99DC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#36623D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DC9A4
Analogous#BA9DC9, #C99DAC
Triadic#C2C99D, #9DC2C9
Split complementary#ACC99D, #9DC9BA
Tetradic#C9BA9D, #9DC9A4, #9DACC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G157
B194
Red201 (78.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue309.55°
Saturation (HSL)28.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 9D · B C2
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